U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection have apprehended 12 stowaway migrants in a response that began at 8.43 a.m Saturday, Nov. 25, when watchstanders at Sector San Juan received notification from a Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew of a possible stowaway sighting aboard a barge that was being towed by the tugboat Sarah Dann.
Coast Guard Sector San Juan’s Boarding Team responded to the report and found nine stowaways aboard the barge, including one who was unresponsive. The...
SAO PAULO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out…
https://gcaptain.com/four-nigerians-rescued-in-brazil-survived-14-days-on-a-ships-rudder/
MADRID, Nov 28 (Reuters) – The Spanish coastguard said it rescued three migrants stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph…
https://gcaptain.com/stowaways-rescued-from-ships-rudder-after-11-day-voyage/
Current geopolitical tensions have inevitably raised the stakes in general perception around security, as well as, tragically, huge displacement of the population of Ukraine. The sobering reality from experience is that criminals are quick to change their methods, exploit difficult situations and cause further human degradation.
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Peregrine Storrs-Fox
Risk Management Director, TT Club
| Evolving security threats Disruptions through the global supply chain... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/04/05/tt-talk-measures-for-security/
Human Rights at Sea publishes a new independent Insight Briefing Note on stowaways looking at the background to incidents at sea, the drivers for individuals to take such risks and the human consequences. Legally reviewed by shipping lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, London, with first-hand accounts supplied from MIRIS International and supported with AIS data-backed infographics from OceanMind, the publication also reflects on the recent Nave Andromeda case off the South Coast of the UK.
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A total of seven individuals, believed to be Albanian nationals, were arrested by Dorset […] The post 7 stowaways arrested and escorted from Chise Bulker after vessel docks in Portland…
The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of long ago, says an article published in FreightWaves.
Cost Increasingly Difficult to AbsorbBagsvaerd, Denmark — Stowaways on cargo ships are a continual problem for carriers, who are finding the cost...
https://mfame.guru/stowaways-on-cargo-ships-a-continual-problem-for-carriers/
FreightWaves Classics articles look at various aspects of the transportation industry’s history. If there are topics that you think would be of interest, please send them to [email protected].
The many industries that make up the world of freight have undergone tremendous change over the past several decades. Each week, FreightWaves explores the archives of American Shipper’s nearly 70-year-old collection of shipping and maritime publications to showcase interesting freight stories of...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-stowaways-a-20-million-problem
UK Crown Prosecution Service issues statement on Nave Andromeda Case
London. UK. The case of the alleged ‘hijacking’ and threatening of the ship’s crew by seven Nigerian stowaways in UK Territorial Waters (TTWs) on 25 October 2020 has been dropped by the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The incident resulted in significant international media controversy after the UK Special Boat Service (SBS) conducted a night-time boarding to regain control of the Liberian flagged crude oil tanker Nave...
https://mfame.guru/review-procedures-to-prevent-stowaway-attempts-warns-standard-club/